Ice sheet thickness from satellite observations

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Title Ice sheet thickness from satellite observations

Date of Production 30/11/2012

Length 00:00:59

Language English

Footage Type Animation

Copyright Planetary Visions

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Results from an international study on ice sheet mass balance using observations from 11 different satellite missions. Since 1992, melting of the ice sheets that overlie Antarctic and Greenland has contributed 11.1 mm to global sea level.